Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-17


~ damaged by the recent storm.
The Milwaukee l. St. Paul has issued
new stock to the amount OF $40, 600, 900.
Simon s. Nelson of Dakota kills four
persons and commits suicide, the trouble
rising over disputed land claims.
Chauncey F. Cleveland for many years
cut, died OF apoplexy at his residence in
Hampton. He was born in 1893.
Rev. DR.. McGlynn addressed a large
audience at Albany, N. Y. Thomas J.
Bowling, master workman OF the Knights
OF Labor OF the Albany district, declined
to preside.
Miss Murfree ("Charles Egbert Craddock")
is receiving much attention in New York.
Mayor Filter, Philadelphia new mayor,
is worth $6,00o,O0O.
Harvard's Oldest living graduate is Mr..
William r. Sever OF Plymouth, Mass, who
was ninety-six years old a few days ago.
Chief Justice Mercury, of the supreme
court OF Pennsylvania, died recently.
Judge Mcdonald has had exceedingly
good luck in the departments, both in Sc
curing offices and in: hurrying up pensions
and land cases. In the last he has been
greatly aided by Maj. Strait, who has been
putting in some very good work for the
constituents he no longer represents.
1t is now estimated at pension office that
the number OF Mexican pensions claims
will not exceed 10000, $4,000 OF which
number are widows claims, have already
been received and 1900 certificates have
been issued. 1t has been determined to in
crease the force OF the division having these
cases in charge so that they may be turned
out at the rate Of 200 per diem.
The army officers who were in attend.
ance upon the drill are OF the opinion that
one Of the chief benefits OF this competitive
exhibition is to render uniform the system
of drilling on the militia OF the different
states. The fact that the Toledo cadets,
whose drill movem ents we're received with
much popular favor, obtained no prize, is
the most striking illustration OF the differ
emit systems OF drill. Although making a
fine exhibition, they did not follow the
manual and rules laid down by the
United States army known as the West
Point system. 1t Was under this system
that the competition here Was invited.
An important suit was decided by Judge
Gresham and Dyer in the United States
circuit court which compels the Milwaukee
Dust Collector company to pay H. A.
Odell and w. J. Fender OF Minneapolis,
and George T. Smith OF Michigan, $40, 600
in cash. The suit has been in the court
for three years. The plaintiffs are owners
for 20 patents covering /. dust collector
which is in use in nearly all the mills in the
country.
Postoffice established: Iowa-Oneida,
Delaware county. Observation-Disclosures
Flowertield, Hamlin county. Postmaster
Observation-Disclosures: Dickeysville,
Rebecca A. Lcngbotham. Fourth class
postmasters appointed Mercer,
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Dakota: Darlington, J. Murphy; Spear.
fish, w. E. Masis. The following places
among others having attained a popula.
ton OF 10, 900, or their postofices having
returned revenue OF $4,000 or over, the
free delivery system will be extended to
them on July l: Iowa-Clinton, Marshall
town, Muscatine, Waterloo. Montana:
Helena.
The railroads it is said will test the con.
stitutionality OF the interstate commerce
act, claiming the commission ers were not
confirmed by the senate and their acts are
void.
Women who secure presumption claims
must pc careful not to marry until
they have their titles safe in hand for trou-
BILE has arisen in some cases.
The model for Valentines bronze statue
Of John c. Breckenridge has been complet-
eO anu Ii On eAulO1IIOu III ULe sculptor
study in Richmond, Va.
Postmasters commissioned: Minnesota
Beaver Bay, 81. w. Egner. Fourth class
wood, w. A. Donalds; Cary, j. s. Euver.
Iowa: Batavia, w. S. Shoemaker.
Assistant secretary Maynard took &C.
San Francisco OF deported French convicts
from New Caledonia.
Reuben Daily of Indiana, formerly
Washington correspondent for the Indi-
annapolis Sentinel. has been appointed
stenographer to the interstate commission.
The following pensions were granted:
Dakota-Original:G G. Kennedy, Sioux Falls.
Increased: Y. B. Johnson Bismarck; H. 0.
Warren, Larabee. Minnesota-M. H.
Heniperly, Minneapolis: F. Goodrich, kas-
son. Increased: C. G. Robbins, Lake
Park; c. Clark, Tenhassen. Wisconsin,
Cordelia, widow OF C. Bradley, Boyceville.
Original: r. II. Wilson, Saxville; A. Gillies,
Fond du Lac; J. Glow, New Lisbon; T.
water. Increase: F. Burns. Lomira; c.
scheneck, Milwaukee; E. Quackenbush
Pine Hill.
The Emperor William is confined to his
apartment by cold draught during his
visit to Kiel.
. There is O. number of national banks o
the delinquent list, having faild to comply
with the law in furnishing tatements as to
their condition within the specified time.
These banks are liable to g. fine OF 500 Tor
each neglect.
The accounting officers OF the treasury.
will, it is understood, ask the president to
recommend to the next congress to make
no appropriations in lump sums for pur
poses which are capable OF subdivision.
Woodruff Sutton OF New York has pro-
tested to the Interstate commissioners
against the suspension OF the long and
short haul clause in favor OF the Transcon-
tinental lines. Sutton & Co. are engaged
in clipper transportation around the con-
tinent. 49,. .e.,s..s s- -. "a
Articles have been signed for a fight to q
finish between Dannie Needham OF st.
Paul and Billy Myers Of Chicago for $3.50
side and the light weight championship
Of the Northwest. It viii take place be-
tween the 25th and Both OF this month
within 100 miles of Chicago 4; r. -
Nearly all the important stove foundries
in the country have resumed active opera
tons Fresh strikes have occurred at De-
troit. where 500 men are now idle.
Mrs. Southworth, the novelist, ia in very
delicate health at her home in WASHINGTON
and unable to see callers.
Judge S. s. Ludlam Of Indiana, an EN-.
pioye of the pension Office in Washington,
| died OF heart disease. IL !:
E Cardinal Gibbons, on his arrival home
|. in Baltimore, was accorded q magnificent
reception, the streets being filled with vel
coming. thousands. III s.s
At Henderson, KyS recently, Prot. E. s.
Clark, superintendent oil the public schpols,
vas shot aud d killed by, Prot. Thomas
Possy, principal Of the high school. The
two men having had . long standing enn,i-
Ity, got into quarrel in the high school